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Costa Rica Sailfish
How to Catch Sailfish in Costa Rica

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp A Guide to Catching Sailfish in Costa Rica Also known as: Costa Rica Sailfish for Dummies By Todd StaleyI’ve never been one to be afraid or too…

Costa Rica Kayak Fishing Sailfish
Kayaker Releases Monster Sailfish in Costa Rica

Giant Sailfish Released from Kayak Captured on Video Gary Salazar releases a giant sailfish from his kayak while fishing only about a mile offshore Costa Rica is renowned as a…

Sailfish Season in Costa Rica
Yellow Flowering Trees Signal Peaking Sailfish Season

Sailfish Season in Bloom in Central and Southern Costa Rica These flowering yellow trees indicate peak sailfish season in Costa Rica “For more than the last two decades, the trees…

First Sailfish On The Fly – Costa Rica Fly Fishing

First Sailfish on the “Fly” by Todd Staley Photo above by Pat Ford Published for The Tico Times Updated October 2019 The angler stood on the veranda of Marina Pez…

Sailfish Hero Shot
Sailfish – The Evolution of The Hero Shot

Saifish -The evolution of the Hero Shot Written for the Tico Times by Todd Staley February 28, 2019 A picture recently sent to Todd Staley showing people still taking hero…

Costa Rica Sailfish
Sailfish

Costa Rica Fishing Species – Sailfish Learn more about Costa Rica Sailfish About Costa Rica’s Pacific  Sailfish Its fighting ability and spectacular aerial acrobatics endear the sailfish to the saltwater…

Billfish Tagging Group
Fishing for Science – Tagging and Studying Sailfish and Marlin

Fishing for Science: Tagging and Studying Sailfish and Marlin Habits By Todd Staley published for The Tico Times Jan 31, 2019 Left to right: FECOP member Henry Marin tagging expert…

Costa Rica Billfish
Having a Successful Fishing Trip in Costa Rica

Getting The Most Out of Your Fishing Trip Thinking about sport fishing in Costa Rica? Costa Rica is known for some of the best billfishing (sailfish and marlin) in the…

Costa Rica offshore fishing
The Science of Offshore Fishing

Effective management of offshore fisheries helps pelagic species become hard-fighting machines By Jason Schratwieser, Conservation Director, IGFA December 19, 2017 published by Marlin Magazine Our favorite offshore species are some…

Costa Rica Sailfish – Fishing Species

Costa Rica Sailfish Costa Rica Sailfish information by IGFA   From IGFA Fish Database Shaw & Nodder, 1791); ISTIOPHORIDAE FAMILY; also called spindlebeack, bayonetfish An Excerpt from Costa Rica Sailfish…